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Chvostek's sign.

This video demonstrates Chvostek's sign in a 53-year-old who presented two weeks after near total thyroidectomy for obstructive nodular goitre. Chvostek's sign is traditionally elicited by tapping on the face at a point just anterior to the ear and below the zygomatic bone. A positive resp...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BMJ Publishing Group, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Hypocalcemia.
Thyroid gland > Diseases.
Thyroid gland > Surgery > Complications.
Nursing > Study and teaching > Audio-visual aids.
Hypocalcémie.
Thyroïde > Maladies.
Thyroïde > Chirurgie > Complications et séquelles.
Educational films.
Films éducatifs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This video demonstrates Chvostek's sign in a 53-year-old who presented two weeks after near total thyroidectomy for obstructive nodular goitre. Chvostek's sign is traditionally elicited by tapping on the face at a point just anterior to the ear and below the zygomatic bone. A positive response is represented by twitching of the ipsilateral facial muscles, suggesting neuromuscular excitability caused by hypocalcaemia.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 20, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 minutes)
Playing Time:00:00:19